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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Law Enforcement - Records of Administrative Investigation - Expungement [SB-762]
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Requiring a certain record relating to an administrative investigation of misconduct by a police officer to be expunged under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
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Police Discipline - Administrative Charging Committees - Additional Charging Committee [HB-985]
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Authorizing the local governing body of a county to authorize the use of a second administrative charging committee if the local governing body determines that one administrative charging committee is insufficient to serve the countywide law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement agencies within the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints [HB-885]
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Requiring that all investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee or a trial board issues a finding that the complaint is unfounded or exonerated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints [SB-625]
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Requiring that all investigation records relating to a complaint of misconduct by a police officer be removed from the police officer's personnel record 3 years after an administrative charging committee or a trial board issues a finding that the complaint is unfounded or exonerated.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [HB-836]
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Authorizing the local governing body of a county to authorize, by local law, the county's police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements [HB-669]
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Authorizing a recording of a body-worn camera worn by a law enforcement officer to be used as evidence in certain proceedings; requiring a custodian to deny inspection of a recording made with the use of a body-worn camera used by a law enforcement officer, subject to certain exceptions; establishing minimum requirements for a body-worn camera policy for a law enforcement agency and the model policy created by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole A. Williams
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges [SB-533]
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Altering the deadlines for the completion of the process of review and investigation by a certain investigating unit through disposition by an administrative charging committee under certain circumstances; and requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after the date that the appropriate official of the law enforcement agency became aware of the incident.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 493 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [SB-532]
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Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [HB-635]
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Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [HB-537]
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Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at any time before a hearing is held by the hearing board for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
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Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Review of Report and Recommendations [SB-391]
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Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to annually review a certain report published by the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General; and requiring the Commission to make any recommendations that the Commission determines are appropriate based on its review of the report.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 449 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence [SB-292]
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Requiring a police officer to document all reasons for a traffic stop or other stop on a citation or police report resulting from the stop; establishing that certain evidence obtained during a traffic stop or other stop in violation of certain provisions may be or is inadmissible in certain proceedings; authorizing a police officer to enforce certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law only as a secondary action; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Trial Board Composition [HB-186]
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Altering the composition of trial boards responsible for adjudicating matters of police discipline to include certain attorneys.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges [HB-238]
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Requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within a certain period of time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (delegate Clippinger) Adopted on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Police Officer Complainant [HB-122]
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Authorizing a police officer to file a complaint of police misconduct with a police accountability board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Allen Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/10/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause [SB-606]
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Authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency to show cause why the right should not be granted.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges [SB-608]
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Altering a requirement for a law enforcement agency to file administrative charges relating to alleged police officer misconduct that is required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 30 days; requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after the date that the agency became aware of the incident; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [SB-621]
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Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Accountability and Discipline - Summary Punishment [SB-607]
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Authorizing the imposition of certain summary punishment of a police officer for a minor violation of law enforcement agency rules and regulations that does not involve an interaction between the police officer and a member of the public if the facts that constitute the minor violation are not in dispute, the police officer agrees the facts are not in dispute, and the police officer accepts the summary punishment.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
County Police Accountability Boards – Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct [HB-533]
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Authorizing the local governing body of a county, including Baltimore City, to authorize its police accountability board to exercise investigatory and subpoena powers; and authorizing a police accountability board to conduct an investigation of police misconduct concurrently with a law enforcement agency investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024